England v Spain
England (18) v Spain (6)
A goal for England within ten seconds. Three nil up within just over a minute. And maybe the fastest hatrick of the tournament for England's number 9, to make it 4 - 0 to England within just one minute forty seconds.
Spain pull a goal back to make it 4 - 1, but was it Spain's player or England's hatrick scorer who put it in the back of England's net?England race on, blowing Spain away. And now they've blown up the scoreboard. It can't keep up. The scorers are two goals behind England's total, up to 9 - 1 after three goals are blasted in within 11 seconds Spain's players just standing still.
The half time whistle stops the goal mayhem at 13 - 1. New faces for England in the second half. How many can they score this half?
A slow, patient start, and a goal for England within 24 seconds. But then Spain score, off the rebound. England are showboating a little, the foot's off the pedal. A couple more goals for England, but Spain are coming back into the match. Two goals in quick succession for Spain, and the score is 16 - 4.
England, too complacent, are speeding up again. But Its Spain's little lady forward who scores a great goal, slotting it under the diving England keeper to make it 16 - 5. She's delighted, and Spain have got the better of the second half.
Its even-stevens in the second half, with the final score at 18-6.
Quentin Carruthers



